25th August 2007

Greens express concern that Oldbury nuclear power station which was shut down in July has started generating power again (i).

Philip Booth, a Stroud District councillor and Green party spokesperson said: "This trouble-prone nuclear power station has only had one reactor operate for eight days since last August. Reactor 2 was shut down for two years due to concerns about its corroded reactor core and we've had the fire and a turbine failure (ii). It seems to many that an industry that hasn't even the cash to dismantle its defunct reactors is trying dangerously hard to still make some money from this 39 year old dinosaur. It is time to close Oldbury before we are faced with a disaster."

Notes:

(i) See BBC report:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/bristol/6962494.stm

(ii) See Details:
http://www.glosgreenparty.org.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1851&Itemid=2
And re inexperienced firm taking over Oldbury:
http://www.glosgreenparty.org.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1823&Itemid=2